Official: Iraqi Troops Kill over 60 ISIL Terrorists in Anbar

The Iraqi army continued its operations against the ISIL Takfiri group in the Western province of Anbar, killing at least 60 terrorists, a senior army official said.

Iraqi Commander Diaa Kazim said in a statement on Sunday that the army troops inflicted heavy casualties on the ISIL terrorists in the areas of Northeast of Haditha, and claimed the lives of more than 60 terrorists, including a key leader.

“The security forces liberated the areas of al-Allus and Albu Hayat from ISIL,” Kazim added.

Since June 2014, Northern, Western and Central provinces of Iraq have been the scene of insurgency posed by the ISIL terrorists who attacked army bases in summer and occupied vast areas in Nineveh, Anbar and Salahuddin provinces, including Mosul, Tikrit and Fallujah.

Army soldiers and populace forces, form both Shiite and Sunni tribes, as well as Kurdish Pishmarga decided to grow united against the new wave of militancy in the country.

Army officials had previously announced that insurgency in the country will be eradicated by the current yearend.